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Re: Who does he think he is atacking Richard?
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 1:39 am
by mojones
Visitor,
Give up a thousand pounds? So you think this guy would automatically win if he entered the competition? That's saying a lot. Who are you? his agent?
Having never seen his act, I'll reserve judgment for now.
Re: Who does he think he is atacking Richard?
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 5:36 am
by Visitor
mojones,
Not that he was for sure going to win, just that he has no chance if he doesn't participate. He has put himself in his own catagory, and that is his choice. To each their own.
Re: Who does he think he is atacking Richard?
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 8:29 am
by Jennifer
Visitor,
All 'ethnic' which means-anyone who isn't lily white!!!
It opens it up-apparently there it is very closed, and also it's a class thing which compounds the problem---so we consider it affirmative action in comedy and are frankly glad, it's making the noise it is---that was the point of establishing it-and maybe when the ligth is bright enuf and it's opened up wide enuf---it will just be named The Richard Pryor Award-we are taking it year by year...
this guy is getting a lot of press for himself and helping getting press for the award itself---it's not a bad thing-it's another opportunity to turn LEMONS INTO LEMONDADE...
Re: Who does he think he is atacking Richard?
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:06 am
by billyb0y
Jennifer,
That was my thought.....Just another spoon in the soup.
Re: Who does he think he is atacking Richard?
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:09 am
by bingolong
Jennifer,
I can dig it
Re: Who does he think he is atacking Richard?
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 2:18 pm
by mojones
Jennifer,
When you put it that way, I guess you're right. The publicity will only be good for the award and comedy in general. Sorry about the self righteousness earlier...
Re: Who does he think he is atacking Richard?
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 2:20 pm
by bingolong
mojones,
Hey man you kept it real with those posts man!
Re: Who does he think he is atacking Richard?
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 2:41 pm
by billyb0y
mojones,
I want you to be honest with me...
Have you ever heard of
http://www.charliechan.net/mantan.html - Mantan Moreland'?
He was one of the funniest people alive while I was growing up.
He was the only reason people remember Sydney Tolar or Warner Olan.
Re: Who does he think he is atacking Richard?
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 2:43 pm
by mojones
bingolong,
Thanks, man. I was just a little ticked off at the guy. But Mrs Pryor and the rest of you helped me put it all in perspective.
Re: Who does he think he is attacking Richard?
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 10:53 am
by billyb0y
astonamous,
No, He played a cowboy in a very early film but he got typecast as Birmingham the butler and driver of Charlie Chan.
He found his nitche as that charactor and and made the most of it.
He held out for more money and was fired by the company but when they released the film without him in it It did shit, so they rehired him at his price and if I'm not mistaken he was the highest paid star in that series
Birmingham Brown is how he'll be remembered by me.
Just like I remember Hawkeye Pierce,Joe Friday, Tony Sopranno, Radar O'Rielly.
I remember he did a "Midas Muffler" commercial in the eighty's and it won some sort of award.
It was funny as hell